Plow.



0. HOUGH.

PLOW.

APPLIQATION FILED MAR.5, 1912.

1,1 32,847, Patented Mar. 23, 1915.

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W/7'N555E5 INVEN TUF? 0. HUEH 52 N HY- OSCAR HOUGH, OF CAMROSE, ALBERTA,CANADA.

PLOW.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 5, 1912. Serial No. 681,770.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, OsoAR HOUGH, of the townof Camrose, in the Province of Alberta, Dominion of Canada, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Plows, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in plows, particularly to thoseof the type used for brush breaking, and the objects of the inventionare generally to simplify and improve the various parts of the plow toenable it to better perform the function required of it.

Further and more particular objects are to give increased support andstrength to the beam and draw-bar, to provide an improved form ofconnecting means between the draw-bar and plow, to provide a share whichwill lie low and flat to the ground whereby any roots therein may be outbefore the ground is turned by the mold board. v

Further objects still are to provide an improved form of colter andimproved connecting means between the colter share and landside.

Further objects of the invention will appear as the specificationproceeds and for a complete understanding of the various parts thereofreference is made to the accompanying specification and drawings.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of a plow showing the improvedplowing element mounted thereon. Fig. 2 is a side view of the plowingelement detached from the plow and showing the side opposite to thatshownin Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the under side of the plowingelement. Fig. 4: is a plan view of the under side of the plow beam. Fig.5 is a vertical sectional detail broken away taken through the frontstandard and the lower member of the beam. Fig. 6 is a perspective viewof the share, the colter and land side element as seen whendisassembled. Fig. 7 is a front view of the detached plow element, partbeing in section taken on the line 22, of Fig. 1.

In the drawings like characters of reference indicate correspondingparts in all the figures.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the plow beam of sufiicientsubstantial charactor to support the load and which is convenientlyformed of suitable timber. It is given additional support on the upperside by means of a truss 10 including inclined elements 11 and 12 whosejuncture is connected by a heavy bolt 13 with the beam A. The beam A isfurther braced by means of truss rods 14 extending longitudinally on theside thereof and passing through an eyelet 15 formed on the forwardstandard 13 which standard is adapted to assist in supporting theplowing element.

15 represents the mold board similar in general construction to thatalready known in the art but preferably modeled to a slighter slant inorder not to kink the furrows. It is provided with an extension 27 whichextends forwardly to meet the share F. This share which forms acharacteristic and novel feature of the present invention is providedwith an integral flange 28 conveniently formed by turning under aportion of the end of the share and swaging it out to a point when itmay beeither hardened or a piece Welded on to the point to stand theWear.

F represents the colter which also embodies novel features of theinvention and which is provided at the lower extremities with a flange29 which fits between the share F and the shoe 30. This shoe ispreferably made substantially angle shaped in cross section and isadapted to fit over the front end of the landside 31, which front istapered off for this purpose, the said landside being located betweenthe said shoe and the flange 28 of the share F. It will be clearly seenthat the share F and the integral flange 28 are adapted to embrace theflange 29 the shoe 30 and the landside 31. The colter is alsocharacterized by having a much greater slant than usually employed, theslant being substantially 30 degrees. The share and mold-board areconnected. by a frog 32 of usual construction. The mold-board is alsosupported by an angle brace 33 connecting the mold-board with a brace 34which extends from the front standard to the landside. The extension 27also provides a gradual slope to the mold-board.

To prevent the furrows from kinking or falling back again, an auxiliarytube mold Patented Mar. 23, 1 915.

board H is provided supported from the standard B and 18 and extendingas farback as the ordinary mold-board and then extending a few feet backfrom the mold board. It

slant than the mold board that it will engage the The colter is alsosupof a plate 35 has a slighter and is so positioned furrows as stated.

ported in position by means Which connects it With the front standard B.

The various landside, share, colter and frog are all connected togetherand suitably held in position by suitable fastening means such as boltsor rivets.

The plow is operated in the usual Way, the various elements having thefunctional advantages already pointed out and others which Will beapparent to those skilled in the art.

As many cl anges could be made in the above construction and manyapparently Widely different embodiments of my invention, Within thescope of the claims, constructed Without departing from the spirit orscope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in theaccompanying specification and drawings shall be interpreted asillustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe What I claim as my invention is:

1. In a plow and in combination a share having a flange formed integralWith and bent beneath the point thereof, a tapered landside suchlandside being designed to be embraced at the point by the said shareand its integral flange, as and for the purpose specified.

2. In a plow and in combination a share having a flange formed integralwith ant bent beneath the point thereof, a tapered landside, a shoeadapted to fit over the front of the said tapered landside, said shareand integral flange being adapted to embrace the shoe and the taperedlandside substantially as described.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twoWitnesses.

OSCAR l-IOUGH.

Witnesses:

W. J. Ancsmr, J. K. BURGESS.

flommissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. U.

